Helping People Create Stability In Their Families Through Supportive, In-Depth Christian Therapy

I Specialize In Counseling Therapy For Christian Men And Women Struggling With Marital Strife, Parenting Challenges, Sexual Addiction, Depression, And Anxiety.

If you’re anything like the men I work with every day, you may be:

  • Struggling with self-esteem, loneliness, uncertainty

  • Walking on eggshells to avoid conflicts with your wife — and still ending up in really long arguments

  • Feeling stuck in a cycle of depression where you don’t feel good about yourself, feel tired / low energy, feeling bad about not accomplishing enough — and then feeling even more down on yourself

  • Wrestling with doubts about your faith (and perhaps feeling ashamed of those doubts)

  • Parenting a child with anxiety, depression, Reactive Attachment Disorder, or Oppositional Defiant Disorder

  • Dealing with anxiety and related physical symptoms of that (heart burn, constipation, muscle tension, or severe headaches)

  • Struggling with a sex or porn addiction you can’t seem to conquer

I Can Help. Let’s Walk This Road Together.

Hi. My name is Ben Dickerson. I’ve lived in AZ most of my life and have been married for 20 years. After spending many years in the Phoenix metro area, I currently live in rural Arizona with my wife, family, and a menagerie of animals.

After teaching at the K-12 and college levels for more than 20 years, I decided to change careers to become a counselor specializing in helping Christian men to create stability in their families by addressing marital strife, parenting challenges, sexual addictions, depression, and anxiety.

My personal journey as a Christian husband and dad of two beautiful children has helped me to understand the stresses that can come with being a Godly leader of the family. I have a deep desire to help men, women, children and teens with their mental health through a faith-based, Christian approach.

I split my time between counseling in the Phoenix metro area, and doing remote (telehealth) counseling for clients all over Arizona.

Outside of counseling, I love reading and listening to books, spending time with my family and friends, watching movies, and learning new things. 

Education:

  • B.A. Philosophy and History, ASU

  • M.A. Religious Studies, ASU

  • M.S. Masters in Mental Health Counseling, GCU

Here’s How I Can Help

  • INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

  • PREMARITAL COUNSELING

  • MARITAL / COUPLES COUNSELING

  • MARITAL INTENSIVES

  • FAMILY COUNSELING

  • PARENTING CHALLENGES

  • CHILDREN / TEEN COUNSELING

  • DEPRESSION

  • ANXIETY

  • SEXUAL ADDICTION

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“What makes life difficult is that the process of confronting and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, evoke in us frustration or grief or sadness or guilt or regret or anger or fear or anxiety or anguish or despair. These are uncomfortable feelings, often very uncomfortable, often as painful as any kind of physical pain, sometimes equaling the worst kind of physical pain… Yet it is in this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has its meaning.”

— M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

Client Testimonials

  • Jason D.

    After my first session with Ben, I was very happy that I chose him. Ben has been very easy to talk to and I’ve felt comfortable. He is honest and forthright and my experience working with him has been incredibly rewarding. Ben treats our sessions with respect, care, and insight; he creates a non-judgmental environment, and helps make sense of what can seem like chaos. I trusted him! He taught me the most valuable piece of information – that I am in control of my life and choices, and I have value. I left every session with the results and feeling progress. I highly recommend Ben.

  • Danielle D.

    I have seen major changes in [my adopted grandson] Asher and his behavior since he started weekly counseling with Ben. He is able to talk about some of his painful emotions which I believe is the start of his beginning to heal. Ben has been able to connect with Asher on a level that is meaningful to him. … Ben is kind, patient and genuinely cares about his clients and their families. Ben is an answer to prayer in my grandson's life as well as in the lives of our family.

  • Brian S.

    Before starting to meet with Ben, I had gone to counseling before. I thought the process had helped me … [but] lurking behind negative self-talk and anxiety was trauma. … After a 20-minute phone call I felt comfortable sharing my life story with him. … I truly believe God used Ben to help me to drop chains I had carried for years that he had broken years before that. I now walk freely in the life Jesus has given to me. I have not had an anxiety attack in months. … I wish I could have started my journey in counseling with Ben as I would have been able to gain skills to face issues in life while at the same time go back to the root cause of the struggles I was facing. If you are living a “good” life but see yourself holding back because of stress, fear, or anxiety, I highly recommend working with Ben. You have nothing to lose except chains from your past you were never meant to carry.

  • Josh L.

    It's like someone turned on a light in a dark room. Thanks to Ben and E.M.D.R. therapy I am finally living comfortably in my own space. Could not be more appreciative.

  • Tim L.

    I was immediately connected to Ben's compassion, and his ability to allow me to fully open up. Within just a few sessions, Ben was able to allow myself to become completely vulnerable in his presence, and I was able to find both courage and strength. Ben's incredible ability to connect my stories, thoughts and situations to biblical stories quickly comforted me. He was able to get me to open up on all the issues that I would not allow myself to do with the other counselors, and on a level, I never thought existed. Ben strengthened my ability to face my inner fears, and to begin truly understanding my thoughts, behaviors and traits. But Ben's greatest tool is his knowledge of the EMDR process, and how to navigate the memories and emotions that come with each session. Ben is an amazing counselor, an all-around great guy, and a true blessing in my life. I strongly recommend his services, it has changed not just my life, but my entire family’s as well.

Ben is currently working with Christian Counseling Services under the supervision of Theresa Hay, MS, LPC, NCC, who is an approved clinical supervisor in the state of AZ.